Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-13
PERSONAL OPINION
WAS Nm nL.Ixr Az IscuupEniScr I'd MS
PARTY IN 1857

4 NeWtpfp z rst1sf- tre INV nrinl Neats
81 10 The periodical reports ~ Interviews
with prumlnent y ,litici,n. with refsrenee
o. tho probable action ~ the rsx, R-pao-
iicaa national eon,esiion. and Will m,si
Of the Republicans bestow "fsins pfsi--
upon the candidate OF 1885,. th- inferrn:e
IL That an sci'msilvs reply - the above
caption would b. the correc, oae. Now
In this connectlon desire 10 quote . fsw
fgurcs from the results 81 that csmpsign.
not In the intervs; of Mr.. DlAine's nomins.
tion. for II IL no, known that he desires II,
and N he does IL entirely sble 10 take cars
of himself. hut nr-t, In the Interest Of jos.
tee u an able. fearless. i,yh snf tru.isi
irsdsr; tsconi, IN show that NJ. BisinT
owes HE party no fpology In connection
with the campaigu OF 1855, That The error
II ingra,i,uds may nai no place vithin
IN ranks ~ ihs R-pihllctn psfiy. Add,
before dealing 9Th sisti.tics. let n KAN
lns q, condition ofthr p,riy 81 'hs TINE
of hls nominations Ts,n,y slx States bal
ID mocra,lc administrations, ani the oil
time msj rifles IN Rsvahllesn States lad
given place % msagrc plur,lliiss. TIE
National House ~ Representatives. halls
ID .m0cfsilc msjoriiy Of "a. The balance OF
power 10 the ssnstc was held by two rad.
Ja.ier senators from virgialA A spirit OF
unre,, and revolt peryaiei the rank aud
de; wiihln u. two factions tie prohlbl.
tlonl.,s aud The selfs,ylsd independents.
both respectable In uumbers and In per-
s0nnel, both demanding distinctive re-
forms, AMI II does not appear ths, the for.
mer could have been eonclllsisd by any
nonlua,loa from the Republican party.
The latter dem sni-d ths nominA;lon OF
candidate 81 their own selection regardless
81 popularity, a. the price % their ccntinu.
"a siisg,arce. aud while individual nm.
h.r. OF the p,riy were inclinei On sttsmp,
e compromise The whole temper OF TIE
uomlns,lns cony,uiibu vi. IN opposition
to demand 81 erorb,ant snd dictstorisl.
and the nomip,ti went tsflT 10 Nr
Bislrs. The csus.s lcsdlng M 20 this con-
dillon 10 l. not necessary Tor my purpose
% here discuss Its esis,euce II . matter
OF history
Now a. % statistics. The only vote bs
which that c,st FOR SIR. Bisine can De CON.
psrei 4. the ,ngresslonsl for ths, year.
a. ls.s than one third The States elected
State ofl-~rs. No political student can
quss,ioa the severity % this test. Yet
sfter compiling The R~publlcs, congres.
.loual vote 10 al the districts In sli the
States. adding thsrto the Rspnollcsu In
dsprnisn. vote. also the se,usl vote cas-,
for NJ blaine In districts where there
VA. no Rspuhllcsn candidate for eongress,
Mr. Bisln-'s vot- ercseici this aggregate
by nrafly TOO 900. and the SANE To-, sp
piled a. hIs comp-titor pl'css him more
than 5000 b~hltd. ard In al the impori.
ant doubtful and pivotal s,stss. Nj blaine
ran far shesd Of the rest az the Wicket
Essn IN New York be led While hls CON
ps,i,or was several thousand behlnd bis
congressional ticket.
Mr.. Bi.lne me, Mr.. Ci.velsni on his
o~n ground with The prestige of sn ,lsc'
tion - governor nv plurality sxeeehlne
i92 600 votes. ye, he wrestfd from him hl.
o~u ward. city AM county. AMI only fail.
ei In the State BY tn narrow margin ol
i0tG volts and no one crcfal 81 eonelu'
slous will deny that bat for the fifth svsn'
ne hotel episode. be would have been sue
csssfai
By the ab,se IL does not sppsn teai so
far 80 NJ plsin- was concerned The ia
dspsndsn,- fevol, Cut an important ngu'e
IN New York 1.-THE statistics show any
thlng II IL that tho attack was upon the
whole ,lcke, an thu, Mr. Blaine more sue.
cv.s:ully resistsd I, than TIE congress
meu. .ni no R.pabliesn ln that State has
ye, been discovered 20 lead Q State ueke,
,qlslling the popularity Of Mr.. Blaine
The comparison In Ohio aud Indians is
sqaally favorable In Msssschuseit',
under peculiarly favorsble conditions, the
independents fought the campaign With The
desperation OF fanatics. with an svovci
expectation OF delivering the electoral vote
IN Mr. Cleveland, yet Mr. Blaine carried
the State bya very comfortable plurality.
sach IL the record. aud my Judgment u
tia, In the eampsiFn OF IS the lesson OF
the 81 statistics will be an important fac
tor, snd will not he Ignored. and ~ the
proper tins mono can more accurately DO
tsrmlne the most helpful position OF No.
Blaine 20 occupy than Mr.. blaine himself.
aui his past record ii.ilres the belief thst
n. will &C, up % MI. convictions. Ths, be
saw elements OF defeat In the party be.
fore his nomination he said; TIA, he did
no, overes,ims,e his own popularity. doth
appear from this"
Ia conclusion Mr. Blsine's friends are
not Of the sulklng sort; they stand With.
cot hltchlng" Speculation upon their po-
alton In future csmpsigus IL MOI In order.
bat they do Insist that the candidate OF ~
shall be accorded The position tha, the rec
ord shows him 20 be entitled. and II these
interviewed gentlemen. instead OF looking
wise and adopting the Interested sugges'
ilons OF newspaper reporters. will procure
copy of the American slmausc for 1855,
ani 10 the light OF Its teachings devote
their energies 10 keeping their Immediate
political following up with the procession,
whoever the candidate may he, the success
OF the party will not be 10 jeopardy from
lack ofhsrmony and enthusiasm, and vic.
tory will be plainly In view.
Lansing. Nov. %, lss7. ~. u. Il.